Cocopalooza II(Part 1) was a great success thanks to perfect weather, good friends and great food. Jim Morris and his band brought it all together with original music - making it easy to achieve that “Island State of Mind.” More...

October 18, 2008

Grass Roots Airpark
played host to the Florida Antique Biplane Association at their beautiful facility north of Mascotte, Florida. The Coconut Flyers attended the event and enjoyed the gorgeous weather and the company of fellow aviators. More...

April 10, 2008

Chalet Suzanne Sun 'n Fun BarbequeThe Coconut Flyers helped Chalet Suzanne celebrate their annual aviator's appreciation barbeque. Everyone enjoyed giving airplane rides to the guests, and Coconut Tim Kirby got a chance to show off the new smoke system on his Stearman! More...

Sun
'n
Fun
2007 was
held
at
the
Lakeland
Linder
Regional
Airport
this
week.
The
Coconut
Flyers
Stearman
was
sitting
in
the
warbirds
section
for
judging
before
taxiing
back
to
the
antique/classic
area.
After
the
airshow
the
Florida
Antique
Biplane
Association
held
their
annual
"Under
the
Wing"
affair. More...

March
17,
2007

The
Florida
Antique
Biplane
Association
Fly-In was
held
at
Leeward
Air
Ranch
near
Ocala,
Florida
on
Saturday,
March
17th.
The
weather
was
a
bit
too
cool
for
some
who
opted
to
arrive
in
closed-cabin
aircraft.
Despite
the
low
temperatures,
several
brave
souls
brought
their
Stearmans,
Wacos,
Great
Lakes
and
Beechcraft
biplanes
to
the
grass
strip
near
Ocala.See some Video!

October
22,
2006

The
Original
Coconut
celebrated
his
birthday with
friends
and
family
at
home
in
Ocala.
The
evening
weather
was
perfect
for
some
formation
flying,
and
the
party
following
kept
the
Coconut
Flyers
reputation
in
good
standing! More...

May
20,
2006

The
Florida
Antique
Biplane
Association
Fly-In was
held
at
Kermit
Week's
Fantasy
of
Flight
on
Saturday,
May
20th.
Twenty-six
aircraft
flew
in
to
the
grass
strip
near
Polk
City
for
lunch
at
the
officer's
club.
After
touring
the
restoration
facilities,
it
was
short
hop
to
Chalet
Suzanne,
just
north
of
Lake
Wales.
The
Chalet
hosted
a
turkey
and
catfish
fry
for
the
aviators. More...

April
7,
2006

Leeward
Air
Ranch
Warbirds
Fly-In -
The
Kirby
home
near
Ocala
was
prime
viewing
for
the
annual
warbirds
fly-in.
Aircraft
included
AT6
Texans,
P51
Mustangs,
a
Grumman
Albatross,
and
a
PBY
Catalina.
Later
that
afternoon,
Tim
gave
rides
in
his
Stearman
and
Tony
provided
a
private
airshow
with
his
Bucher
Jungmeister. More...

April
6,
2006

Aviator's
Appreciation
Barbeque -
At
Chalet
Suzanne
near
Lake
Wales,
Florida.
This
is
an
annual
event
for
the
aviators
attending
the
Experimental
Aircraft
Association
Sun
'n
Fun
event
in
nearby
Lakeland.
Good
times,
good
food
and
good
friends! More...

April
4
-
10,
2006

Sun
'n
Fun
Fly-In Lakeland,
Florida
-
The
Experimental
Aircraft
Association's
Fly-In
is
second
in
size
only
to
the
Oshkosh,
Wisconsin
event.
The
Coconut
Flyers
were
on-hand
to
share
in
the
workshops,
airshows
and
fun.
There
may
have
even
been
some
good-natured
ribbing
of
the
Warbird
crowd. More...

August
21,
2005

Carl
F.
Hinshaw
Fly-In Lake
Wales,
Florida
A
beautiful
grass
airstrip
at
Chalet
Suzanne
brings
together
pilots
and
airplanes
from
around
the
region.
Including
the
Coconut
Flyers.Chalet
Suzanne is
an
absolutely
wonderful
experience. More...